Citation Nr: 0610538
Decision Date: 04/12/06 Archive Date: 04/26/06
DOCKET NO. 99-15 386 ) DATE
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On appeal from the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO)
in Jackson, Mississippi
THE ISSUES
1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a
right hand injury.
2. Entitlement to service connection for a hearing loss
disability.
3. Entitlement to service connection for a left leg disorder
manifested by a scar, other than a left knee disability.
REPRESENTATION
Appellant represented by: The American Legion
WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL
The veteran
INTRODUCTION
The veteran served on active duty from July 1979 to July
1982.
This matter was initially before the Board of Veterans'
Appeals (Board) on appeal from a March 1999 decision of the
RO.
The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management
Center (AMC), in Washington, DC. VA will notify you if
further action is required on your part.
REMAND
In March 2006, the Board notified the veteran that the
Veterans Law Judge who had previously conducted a hearing in
his case was no longer at the Board and informed him of his
right to have another Board hearing. In his response, the
veteran requested a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at
the RO.
Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:
The RO should schedule the veteran for a
personal hearing with a Veterans Law
Judge of the Board in accordance with his
request.
The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and
argument on the matter or matters the Board has remanded.
Kutscherousky v. West, 12 Vet. App. 369 (1999).
This claim must be afforded expeditious treatment. The law
requires that all claims that are remanded by the Board of
Veterans' Appeals or by the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims for additional development or other
appropriate action must be handled in an expeditious manner.
See 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 5109B, 7112 (West Supp. 2005).
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M. E. LARKIN
Acting Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 7252 (West 2002), only a decision of the
Board of Veterans' Appeals is appealable to the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. This remand is in the
nature of a preliminary order and does not constitute a
decision of the Board on the merits of your appeal.
38 C.F.R. § 20.1100(b) (2005).